FLASH NEWS:Rob Pongi: Asia Entertainment Online was recently awarded admission into the internet's oldest directory: Best of the Web in the Regional: Asia: Arts and Entertainment category. This highly esteemed directory was founded in 1994 and is committed to catalogue the best web sites on the internet. (2006-09-27)

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DOUBLE FEATURE: "Tokyo Dome Beer Girls" was selected as "Multimedia Feature of the Week" and also as "Featured Work of the Week" on Bowienet the official website of Mr. David Bowie (2006-10-28). This is the 15th time one of Rob Pongi's videos has been featured by David Bowie's official website. You can see "Tokyo Dome Beer Girls" right here by clicking on the Bowienet screen shot below:

Sorry I didn't get this up earlier, but I've been stoopid busy since I came back to Tokyo. And in two short words, The Black Ball was just absolutely amazing!!!. And if you have not yet seen it, you can watch Ye Ol' Sailor Man's performance here:

The above photo of Rob Pongi and Fellow Bowienetters was taken just in front of the Hammerstein Ballroom before The Black Ball on Thursday night, November 9, 2006. Yes, it was, indeed, quite a "Fantastic Voyage"

Annual U.S. revenues from Internet video services – including everything from user-generated content to television shows and movies – will exceed $7 billion by 2010, says a new report from research firm Parks Associates. Paid services will grow even faster than advertising-supported services. In 2007, approximately 85 percent of revenue will be from advertisements; by 2010, advertising will only account for about 40 percent of revenues.

“Major broadcasters, movie studios, retailers, and content aggregators are all experimenting with new ways to distribute video content online and attach advertising to their offerings,” said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst, Parks Associates. “The early results are quite promising.”